Corporate ethics and compliance responsibilities are becoming increasingly complex. Early last year, we saw the passage of the Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020, which was the most comprehensive set of reforms to U.S. anti-money laundering laws since the USA Patriot Act, and more proposed anti-money laundering laws and regulations are on the way. The SEC has been busy proposing regulations that significantly increase the compliance burdens on regulated companies on matters ranging from disclosure obligations to cybersecurity. In addition, compliance professionals have had to deal with new and evolving data privacy and cybersecurity laws, in a progressively multi-jurisdictional environment, with a significant portion of the workforce still working remotely due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The application of new and more sophisticated technology, artificial intelligence, and machine learning solutions, and the evolution of digital assets and cryptocurrencies, have also increased the challenges facing compliance officers.   

On top of all of that, law enforcement agencies and regulators are increasingly expecting companies to have robust compliance programs, and have emphasized that those who do will be rewarded, and those who do not can suffer significant consequences in the event of a legal, ethics, or compliance breach. 

The full-day Compliance Institute will explore the most critical emerging ethics and compliance trends that compliance professionals in every industry should be aware of. The Institute will bring together top in house compliance officers and professionals and leading outside compliance counsel and consultants to discuss how they approach the increasingly complex ethics and compliance environment, with senior regulators for their perspectives on why they make the rules, how they enforce them, and what they expect corporate compliance programs to look like. The Institute will begin with a Kickoff Reception on diversity, equity, and inclusion issues in the compliance industry and include a keynote speech from a senior regulatory official on how the government views corporate ethics and compliance. The program also will feature ample opportunity to network with your peers in the ethics and compliance space. 

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